Missouri ranks in the top 10 … in corporate tax giveaways. And that may explain why the Show-Me state is […]
Several years ago, my wife and I were in the market to buy a house. As is customary, we had […]
Football season is upon us, and while I’m cautiously optimistic about the Chiefs this year, I’m really looking forward to […]
Parking at Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport (STL) can get expensive. Depending on […]
In the first three blog posts in this series (here, here, and here), we have seen how Saint Louis City’s […]
KSHB news reported Tuesday that portions of Kansas City International Airport's (MCI) Terminal C were evacuated due to an "unruly passenger." […]
As we have mentioned many times before, economists are virtually unanimous in their agreement that publicly funded sports stadiums are […]
If you grab lunch at Sister Cities in the Dutchtown neighborhood of St. Louis, you’re likely to be greeted by […]
A recent editorial in the Post-Dispatch by former Clayton Mayor Ben Uchitelle once again set off a debate on how […]
Piggybacking off of Brittany Wagner’s post on ACT results, I wanted to direct your attention to the ACT’s recently released […]
Kansas City Mayor Sly James and St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay recently called for a statewide minimum wage increase in […]
To many, an increase to the minimum wage sounds like a good idea, but in reality it would cost businesses […]
Dutchtown is a neighborhood in South St. Louis with a rich history and a vibrant community. The oldest standing Ted […]
At first glance, this year’s ACT results in Missouri might give cause for optimism, but a little more digging shows […]
In recent years, the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has faced growing criticism about the maintenance of Gravois Road (Missouri […]
Earlier this year, researchers from Harvard released a blockbuster study on economic mobility in the United States. The conclusion: neighborhoods […]
In my previous two posts on Saint Louis City’s real property tax base, I discussed how various government bodies and […]
Earlier this year, Michael Rathbone and I published an essay examining migration trends for Missouri. We reported that over the […]
In my first post on property taxes in Saint Louis City, I discussed how the city’s […]
For cities across the country, property taxes make up a large—sometimes the largest—source of tax revenue. For instance, more than […]
